Amputations

Name: Amputations at SALERNO Packaging Inc.
Start: 4/14/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016043143 · 4/14/2016 · SALERNO Packaging Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Presses-printing
Secondary source: Suits, coats, jackets

Employer

Name: SALERNO Packaging Inc.
Location: 14 GUS LAPHAM LANE, PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, 12901
NAICS: 326113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting an ink press when his jacket was caught in the antilock and cylinder gear of the flexographic press. His right arm was pulled into the machine and was amputated from the elbow down. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown